My Five Tech Buying Mistakes
Sony Ericsson P800On paper, Sony Ericsson’s P800 was the smartphone to have in 2002. The UIQ 2.0 OS was ahead of its time, its 156MHz ARM9 processor speedy for the day, and the clever hinge-down numeric keypad – which could switch the P800 from a one-handed device to a two-handed MID, complete with snap-off stylus – automatically flipped the phone UI to suit. It was futuristic enough to show up in a James Bond film; surely it was also slick enough to end up in my pocket?
I certainly did end up carrying the P800, but even as I was signing the contract renewal forms I knew it was probably a mistake. Spawned by Ericsson and then delayed – in part – by the Sony Ericsson merger, the P800 promised hugely at its original unveil and then promptly failed to meet various launch dates. When it finally did reach stores, months later, rivals were already ramping up to compete.
Problem was, I’d already mentally committed to buying it. I’d hoovered up every piece of news, every preview, every magazine report on the P800 that I could find; each delay only fueled my desire. The P800 would be my next cellphone, the best one around, and I was damned if I was going to change that opinion, even if by the time I could carry it out of the shop there were not-so-quiet voices in the back of my mind asking whether it was still the right choice.
What I learned: Beware mental lock-in . Back in 2002 I probably wasn’t a Sony Ericsson fanboy, but I was certainly a P800 cheerleader. I made my decision early on and then didn’t bother to reassess it along the way, even when I was playing with the smartphone in the store. Too stubborn to back down, I ended up with a buggy, frustrating first-gen handset back in the days when firmware updates were not only few-and-far-between, but something you most likely needed to send your phone off to a service center to have installed.
Fujitsu LifeBook U810Woot has a lot to answer for. Most times I go gadget shopping, I do my research – even if sometimes I end up over-invested, as with the P800 – but I’m a sucker for a perceived “bargain” too. The LifeBook U810 wasn’t even new when I spotted it on Woot, but it was something I’d coveted from afar for some time. What can I say, tiny touchscreen convertible tablets that squeeze full QWERTY and gobfuls of connectivity into a 5.6-inch form-factor appeal to me.
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